Saturday, March 17, 2012

Awkward Moments

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By
Diane Forrest

Today is Awkward Moment Day. I don't know who picked this one day, but for
me, awkward moments are a daily occurrence!
Some awkward moments that I usually have happen at church. Every morning as soon as the service begins,
we all rise to greet the visitors and people sitting around us. This is done by shaking hands. It’s always awkward when two hands reach out
to shake the same person's hand. Someone
is just left hanging. Then as I leave
the church, there are two members standing at the door to wish you a good
week. Both stretch out their hands to
shake yours, but I fixed that problem...I used both my hands to shake
theirs. Another awkward moment is when
the congregation was standing to sing a hymn, everyone sat after the song
ended, and except for one lady...she just remained standing.

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Awkward moments are magnified a million times during
adolescence. I was wearing a dress to
school one day, and my shoes had a small heel on them. The heel of my shoe got stuck in the grate
out in the courtyard, and down I went. I
ripped my stockings, scrapped my knee, broke my shoe and exposed my
backside! I was mortified, knowing that
the entire school had just seen me fall.
I never wanted to go back to school again. But it wasn't nearly as bad as I imagined,
and I did return to school the next day.

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Awkward moments happen to everyone, at any age. I have a friend who owns a bowling
center. It has been a very mild winter,
with no snow all season. The one day all
year that it snowed, he put down a floor mat by the door to keep the floor dry
and to prevent slipping or falling. Well
as luck would have it, one of the senior ladies tripped on the mat, fell and
hit her head on the door. Her
embarrassment and awkwardness caused her to get angry, threaten a lawsuit, and
prevented her from playing in her bowling league the following week. The next week, however, she returned no
longer feeling awkward, no injury, and no lawsuit.

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Awkward moments happen all the time; here are a few from
other people. Today is awkward moment’s
day, so why not share some of your awkward moments with us?

That awkward moment when you’re sitting at a red light,
accidentally beep the horn and everyone around you thinks you’re a jerk

That awkward moment when you say goodbye to someone and
both walk the same way

That awkward moment when you can’t stop laughing while
telling a joke and when you are finally done, your friends doesn’t even get it.

That awkward moment when the dentist asks you a question
while his hands are in your mouth

That awkward moment when your tummy rumbles and everyone
around you assumes its gas

That awkward moment when your teacher asks you to read
out loud, and you don’t even know what page they’re on

That awkward moment when you ask a friend when her baby
is due, and she isn't pregnant.

That awkward moment when you’re checking yourself out in
the window of a car and then realize there is someone inside

That awkward moment when you’re singing alone in your car
and you make eye contact with a stranger

That awkward moment when you have checked out your
groceries only to realize you left your check book or credit card at home